Our senior boys became County Clare Senior Football Champions for 2018-2019 when they overcame a very determined Cratloe N.S. football team in the County Final played in Cusack Park. Played in ideal weather conditions and in front of a large group of supporters our players fought hard to become eventual winners on a score line [...]
In a thrilling County Girls Football Final played in Cusack Park in front of a huge crowd of supporters, our girls overcame a very sporting Clarecastle N.S. Girls Football Team by the narrowest of scores, 0. 8 to 2.1. A huge 'thank you' to the team mentors, Ms. Mary O'Connor, Ms. Goretti Quinn and Ms. [...]
Scenes of celebration from our school today after a double win in Cusack Park today. Congratulations to the victorious boys and girls senior football teams on winning the schools county final today.
Over 700 students from all over Munster attended the Munster Minor Schools Swimming Gala in UL. Barefield N.S. were delighted to have 9 students representing their school at this event, who swan extremely well & many have qualified for the National Minor Schools Gala in February at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin. Both the [...]
Barefield N.S. was well represented in the Inter-schools Showjumping Competition held at the Clare Equestrian Centre last Friday, 19-10-2018. Our team (Sophie Mae Kerin on Misty, Victoria Burns on Arcade Eddie, Hannah Costelloe on Barossa Cavalier and Niall O'Grady on Taz) performed excellently and finished on a team score of 4 faults. This was a [...]
Princes, princesses, fairies, and knights are filling our classrooms. Is there any doubt that Halloween is here? Pupils will dress up for our Hallowe'en Party on Thursday, October 25th. Our Parents' Association is organising a morning of treats for our pupils and a coffee morning for our parents. It will be a spooktacular, scrumptious event. [...]
Pupils in Mr. Murray's Rang V class have been very busy constructing magnificent structures. Our budding Engineers built roadways, houses, lighthouses, bridges to name a few. Their structure were put of display in our foyer much to the admiration of all visitors and parents.
4th class pupils have been enjoying some extra Maths challenges this week during Maths Week 2018. On Wednesday the children enjoyed participating in 'Multiverse' in the computer room, accessed through their Mathletics accounts. The game, based on multiplication fact fluency and recall, sees the students progress through space, collecting and trading resources, and unlocking new [...]
Take a look at our most recent STEAM project! The children's task involved working in groups to construct a ramp from which a toy car could be launched. The toy car had to jump a gap of at least 10 cm after leaving the ramp. Initial plans were drawn up before the children set to [...]
Members of the Green-Schools Committee are currently working towards the school's eight flag- Global Citizenship: Marine Environment. This theme focuses on the importance of looking after our marine environment and the changes we can make in order to have a positive global effect on the marine environment. The children are looking forward to speaking at [...]
